The San Diego Border Patrol Sector has seen a surge in migrants from China, encountering more nationals in two days than the entire border did in FY 21.

A shortage of available Border Patrol agents in Southern California due to an influx of immigrants illegally crossing from Mexico into the United States has forced some entering the United States to hike miles into the country in search of law enforcement.

Last month, on a windy morning, volunteer Adriana Jasso opened the flaps to a tent next to the massive steel bars of the US-Mexico border fence. On her side were tables piled with supplies like apples,

A strange new trend in border crossings has California officials worried that the vast desert has become a safe haven for smugglers. Known to many people as “coyotes”, the smugglers will often take a family's life savings and promise them safe passage to the United States.